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Phoenix housing market quiets down for end of year
The Phoenix-area housing market is quietly ending the year, with a drop in demand and activity. A new report from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University provides the latest data for Maricopa and Pinal counties, as of October:
• The median single-family-home price was up 27 percent, to $200,000, since last October, but price increases are slowing down.
• Demand is rapidly dropping and the supply of homes available for sale is quickly rising.
• First-time home buyers, especially those under 30, are showing little interest in getting into the market.
Phoenix-area home prices have been going up since they hit a low point in September 2011. The median single-family-home price went up an incredible 71 percent from October 2011 to October 2013. It rose 27 percent – from $157,000 to $200,000 – from just last October to this October. Realtors will note the average price per square foot went up about 24 percent year-over-year. The median townhouse/condo price rose 27 percent, to $119,900.
However, the report's author says the market has been cooling since July and will continue to lose momentum.
"I anticipate sales will be way down in November and through the holidays, when some people even take their homes off the market until late January," says Mike Orr, director of the Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice at the W. P. Carey School of Business. "We also anticipate a much slower rate of price appreciation in 2014 than the furious pace we have witnessed over the last two years."
Conditions are getting better for buyers and worse for sellers, as the supply of homes available for sale has been rising fast. The Phoenix area had 40 percent more active listings (those not under contract) this Nov. 1 than last Nov. 1. At the same time, demand has been plummeting. The amount of single-family-home sales activity dropped 19 percent from last October to this October.
Orr believes supply will exceed demand before the end of the year, even though supply is still 15 to 20 percent below what would be considered normal. He blames the sudden weakness partly on poor consumer sentiment, including concern over the recent government shutdown. He also notes census numbers showing fewer households are forming, as some young adults stay with their parents and others show little interest in leaving their rentals to buy a home.
"When you ask people under 30 whether they want to buy a home, they're not planning on it like past generations," explains Orr. "Also, demand for starter homes is limited by the difficulty of first-time home buyers in qualifying for loans. Plus, less than 3 percent of the new homes sold in Maricopa County in October were priced below $150,000, so new entry-level homes are getting very scarce."
Investors and out-of-state buyers are also losing interest in the Phoenix area. The percentage of residential properties purchased by investors has dropped from the peak of 39.7 percent in July 2012 down to 22.6 percent this October. The percentage of Maricopa County homes sold to out-of-state buyers was down from 20.1 last October to 16.4 this October. That's the lowest percentage since January 2009.
The luxury home market continues to gain ground, with the stock market booming and the growing availability of jumbo loans. Sales of single-family homes priced above $500,000 grew 34 percent from last October to this October. At the same time, sales of lower-end homes priced below $150,000 fell by almost half – 49 percent.
Cheap homes are hard to find as foreclosure levels continue to drop. The number of completed foreclosures fell about 64 percent from October 2012 to this October. The number of foreclosure starts – owners receiving notice their lenders may foreclose in 90 days – dropped 50 percent at the same time.
Orr's full report, including statistics, charts and a breakdown by different areas of the Valley, can be viewed and downloaded at www.wpcarey.asu.edu/realtyreports. A podcast with more analysis from Orr is also available from knowWPCarey, the business school's online resource and newsletter, at http://knowwpcarey.com/index.cfm?cid=13.


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Venus Continents
The surface of Venus consists of 2 large continents. Ishtar Terra, found near the north pole of Venus and named after a Near-Eastern goddess, is about the size of the continental United States. Aphrodite Terra, the Greek name for the goddess Venus, is about the size of half the continent of Africa, and is to be found near the equator of Venus.
Continental Regions of Venus are:
Other highlands of Venus include:- Alpha Regio
- Beta Regio
- Eistla Regio
- Imdr Regio
- Themis Regio
- Ovda Regio
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Walgreens, ABC News and more join Voxer on Windows Phone 8
It's becoming quite the busy term for Windows Phone with all these new official apps that are appearing on our store. We recently looked at Voxer, which has just been released, but Microsoft has announced a handful more that are definitely worth checking out. We've got ABC News, Walgreens, MarketWatch and XFINITY TV Remote joining push-to-talk messenger Voxer.
Since we've already covered Voxer, we'll take a quick gander at each of the other highlighted apps and throw up download links for you all to get cracking.
Walgreens enables Windows Phone owners to reorder and track prescriptions, as well as enjoy some of the chain's other services offered. The app is feature rich with the ability to scan barcodes on bottles for instant medication refills, as well as text reminders to let users know when they're almost running dry. A Walgreens reward card can also be added to the Windows Phone Wallet just in case.
Although we've had an official Walgreens app for Windows Phone 7.x for a few years now, this version has been rewritten for Windows Phone 8.
You can download Walgreens from the Windows Phone Store for free (Windows Phone 8 only).
ABC News
As the name would suggest, this official ABC News app helps keep you up-to-date with everything that's happening in the world. Including articles, videos, slideshows and live footage from ABC News, it's quite the app. We're also looking at Live Tiles with sections that can be pinned to the Start screen (Money, Sports, etc.).
This app was released a few days ago, but now Microsoft has made it "official".
Lockscreen support is included, as well as voice commands. If you're interested in stories supplied, you can share the news via SMS, Tap+Send, email and social networks. We're impressed with what's on offer here. You can download ABC News from the Windows Phone Store for free (Windows Phone 8 only).
MarketWatch (www.marketwatch.com) is the new app from the popular financial website. It boasts everything you need if you're looking to manage your portfolio or simply keep on top of what's happening in the markets. Real-time market quotes, breaking business news, podcasts and customised watch lists if we're going to name but a few features.
You can download MarcketWatch from the Windows Phone Store for free (Windows Phone 8 only).
XFINITY TV Remote
Lastly, we have XFINITY TV Remote from Comcast, which is essentially exactly as the name suggests. The app offers movies, TV shows and on-demand programming, handy for browsing listings, controlling the TV and even schedule recordings. You can download XFINITY TV Remote from the Windows Phone Store for free (Windows Phone 8 only).
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Whew, what a week! Apparently my book is shipping early, and people are already getting their copies. I also have some super exciting news that I think I'll get to share with you tomorrow. (Trust me; it's good.) To take the edge off, it's been good to immerse myself in the drive for Pets Alive, our favorite no-kill animal sanctuary. Last post, we talked about making kerchiefs for the adoptable doggies, and now we'll focus on another big need the shelter has: winter bedding. Pets Alive specifically asked for comforters, cut down to twin size or smaller (to fit into their washer/dryers). So today I'll show you how to take one large comforter and break it down into three smaller blankets perfect for a dog and a couple kitties. Here's how to do it.
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Everyone knows soda can be bad for your teeth. Sometimes, it can apparently threaten the morning commute, too.
Police say two tractor-trailers collided on U.S. Route 422 outside Reading, Pa., around 12:40 a.m. Tuesday. The Reading Eagle reports one of the trucks was carrying 2-liter bottles of soda.
Hundreds of gallons of sugary drink spilled onto the highway and froze in the frigid early morning temperatures. Those slick conditions from the crash ended up shutting down the roadway in Exeter Township for more than five hours.
Traffic was detoured until the road reopened shortly after 6 a.m.
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ACS News Service Weekly PressPac: February 01, 2012
Potatoes lower blood pressure in people with obesity and hypertension without increasing weight
"High Antioxidant Potatoes: Acute in vivo Antioxidant Source and Hypotensive Agent in Humans after Supplementation to Hypertensive Subjects"
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
The first study to check the effects of eating potatoes on blood pressure in humans has concluded that two small helpings of purple potatoes (Purple Majesty) a day decreases blood pressure by about 4 percent without causing weight gain. In a report in the ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, the researchers say that decrease, although seemingly small, is sufficient to potentially reduce the risk of several forms of heart disease.
Joe Vinson and colleagues point out that people in the U.S. eat more potatoes than any other vegetable. Purple-skinned potatoes, a boutique variety increasingly available in food stores, are noted for having high levels of healthful antioxidant compounds. And in Korea, purple potatoes are renowned in folk medicine as a way to lose weight. Vinson's team thus decided to investigate the effects of eating 6-8 small microwaved purple potatoes twice a day on 18 volunteers, most of whom were overweight with high blood pressure. The volunteers ate potatoes or no potatoes for four weeks, and then switched to the opposite regimen for another four weeks while researchers monitored systolic and diastolic blood pressure (the higher and lower numbers in a blood pressure reading like 120/80), body weight and other health indicators.
Average diastolic blood pressure dropped by 4.3 percent and systolic pressure decreased by 3.5 percent. The majority of subjects took anti-hypertensive drugs and still had a reduction in blood pressure. None of the study participants gained weight. Vinson said that other studies have identified substances in potatoes with effects in the body similar to those of the well-known ACE-inhibitor medications, a mainstay for treating high blood pressure. But he suspects that the effects may be due to other substances in potatoes. The scientists do not know yet whether ordinary white potatoes have the same beneficial effects.
The authors acknowledge funding through a Cooperative Agreement Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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A day after Republicans expanded their Senate majority, the Trump administration on Wednesday finalized a policy change that allows some employers with religious or moral objections to opt out of providing no-cost birth control for female workers.
The new regulations from several federal agencies apply mainly to religious organizations, nonprofits and small businesses. Women's rights groups already suing the administration over an earlier version of the opt-out vowed to continue their court battle.
Starting next year, the new Democratic majority in the House is expected to scrutinize the administration policies on women's health.
Under former President Barack Obama's health care law, most employers must cover birth control at no charge as a preventive service for women. Accommodating religious objections has been a sticking point for years.
President Donald Trump's administration has broadened narrower exemptions and workarounds that Obama permitted, moves favored by social conservatives who are staunch supporters of the president.
Also on Wednesday, the administration proposed tighter rules on "Obamacare" plans that cover abortion. The administration said those changes are intended to ensure that taxpayer-provided subsidies for health insurance are not used to pay for abortions.
The vast majority of employers offer birth control benefits through their health plans. Large companies whose stock is sold to investors won't be eligible for the opt-out, and neither will governmental employers.
It's unclear how many women will be affected by the new policy.
AP VoteCast, a national election survey, found contrasting views on abortion.
In the midterm elections, more voters said abortion should be legal in all or most cases than said it should be illegal in all or most cases, 60 percent to 39 percent. However, among white evangelical Christians in particular, just about a quarter say abortion should be legal in at least most cases.
White evangelical voters broke heavily for Republican congressional candidates on the ballot, by roughly 4 to 1.
AP VoteCast is a nationwide survey of more than 115,000 voters and 20,000 nonvoters conducted for The Associated Press by NORC at the University of Chicago.


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Bach Flower RemediesIn the early part of the 20th century, a British physician named Edward Bach developed a system of healing based on flowers. Each of these Bach flower remedies was created by dipping a particular type of flower in water and then preserving the fragrant liquid with brandy. According to Dr. Bach, the appropriately chosen flower could be used to treat emotional problems, such as shyness, anxiety, and grief. Bach flower remedies are sometimes compared to homeopathy, but they differ because they do not use extreme dilutions. Numerous additional remedies were added to the original repertory proposed by Bach, and this form of treatment is widely used today. However, there is no scientific evidence that any Bach flower remedy produces a medicinal effect, and there is some evidence that the method does not work. In 2001, a double-blind, placebo-controlled study tested whether a particular combination of Bach flower remedies could relieve the anxiety that students experience while taking exams.1 The trial used a mixture containing 10 flower extracts: impatiens, mimulus, gentian, chestnut bud, rock rose, larch, cherry plum, white chestnut, scleranthus, and elm. (An expert in the use of Bach flower remedies suggested this particular combination.) A total of 61 students were enrolled in the study; 55 completed it. Each participant received either the Bach flower remedy or placebo for a period of 2 weeks leading up to an exam. Participants answered a questionnaire to assess their anxiety levels before starting treatment and just prior to the test. Unfortunately, the use of Bach flower remedies did not measurably reduce anxiety levels compared to placebo. A previous study also evaluated the use of a Bach flower remedy (Rescue Remedy) for treating test anxiety and found no benefit.2 However, more than 50% of the participants dropped out, making the results of that trial unreliable. Another study of Rescue Remedy for situational anxiety also failed to find that it was more effective than placebo.4 However, after the study was concluded, researchers then explored the data, and found a relative benefit in one subgroup of participants. This may appear to support the use of Rescue Remedy. However, such "post-hoc" statistical analyses are notoriously unreliable: based on the laws of chance alone, it is almost always possible to find some subgroup that showed benefit in a study. The process of doing this is called "data dredging," or sometimes, "going on a treasure hunt." Such investigatory analyses of data can provide fodder for future studies, but they make no positive statement about the results of a study already conducted. Researchers must state in advance what measurement they plan to look at (the primary outcome measure), and base their conclusion on the results of that measurement. From that perspective, this was a negative trial. A double-blind study reported in 2005 failed to find Bach flower remedies more effective than placebo for treatment of attention deficit disorder.3 At the very least, Bach flower remedies should be harmless because they are sufficiently diluted to minimize the presence of any active ingredients. References►1. Walach H, Rilling C, Engelke U. Efficacy of Bach-flower remedies in test anxiety: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial with partial crossover. J Anxiety Disord. 2001;15:359-366. 2. Armstrong NC, Ernst E. A randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial of a Bach Flower Remedy. Complement Ther Nurs Midwifery. 2001;7:215-221. 3. Pintov S, Hochman M, Livne A, Heyman E, Lahat E. Bach flower remedies used for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children-A prospective double blind controlled study. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2005;9:395-398. [Epub 2005 Oct 27.] 4. Halberstein R, DeSantis L, Sirkin A, et al. Healing with Bach® flower essences: testing a complementary therapy. Complement Health Pract Rev. 2007;12:3-14. Last reviewed September 2014 by EBSCO CAM Review Board | |
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MONTE CARLO, Monaco (AFP) - Fernando Alonso may hold few hopes of winning this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix for Ferrari, but he does believe that champions Red Bull can mount a challenge to runaway leaders Mercedes.
"This year," he said, after the recent Spanish Grand Prix, "I think Monte Carlo will be one of the few possibilities to challenge Mercedes - especially for Red Bull. It is a chance, but not I think for us."
The 32-year-old Spaniard has not won in the principality since the second of his two successive victories in 2007, in a race that ended amid controversy as he led his then-Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton home.
Hamilton, then a rookie, claimed he should have won because he was faster than Alonso, but was told to obey instructions and hold position.
A post-race inquiry vindicated the team's position in controlling their drivers as they claimed a crushing one-two victory.
This time around, Hamilton arrives in Monaco not as a new boy, but as the in-form championship leader following four straight wins for the 'silver arrows' - and intent on adding another triumph to that he claimed with McLaren, following Alonso's abrupt departure, in 2008.
And, after clocking the fastest times in qualifying for the last two years, Mercedes know they should be confident of securing another pole position, perhaps a front-row lockout and turning the traditional 78-laps contest into a private in-house duel.
But, contrary to expectations, there is an air of nervous concern in the Mercedes camp as German Nico Rosberg, last year's winner and Hamilton's main rival, bids to halt the Englishman's streak of successes.
Team chief Toto Wolff explained that, perversely, it is the near-perfection of the team's car performance that may undermine their qualifying supremacy of recent years on the famous Mediterranean street circuit.
That was achieved, by Rosberg last year, and compatriot Michael Schumacher in 2012 (before he was penalised for a misdemeanour at the previous race) thanks to their car's characteristic of over-heating the tyres, a negative issue for anywhere else, but perfect for peak performance one-lap blasts in Monaco.
"In the past, on a low-grip circuit like Monaco, we have been able to keep the tyres alive easily, but over-working the tyres is not a problem for us anymore," said Wolff.
And that, plus the tight, twisty and punishing nature of the 3.34km circuit means that Mercedes' power advantage this year may also be reduced, according to Alonso, who believes Red Bull have the performance characteristics to mount a challenge.
"In the corners, they (Red Bull) are very fast, but on the straights they seem to lose a lot of lap time," he explained.
"But in Monte Carlo, there are no straights. So, Red Bull could challenge Mercedes there."
Hamilton, who gained the lead in the drivers' title race by winning in Spain, is also worried that he has enjoyed a fat slice of luck in his four straight wins and pointed out that Rosberg was the faster driver in two of those races.
"It's still encouraging that I won," he said. "As in Bahrain, I felt massively good after that, but I know what I've got and I feel it shouldn't have been that close. I want to be further ahead and to be faster, but in Spain and Bahrain, he was quicker.
"Even though I finished ahead - and it's positive for me in the sense I know I'm able to behave well under pressure - I know that ultimately he was quicker. I'm not being negative. It's just I'm a perfectionist."


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Now I'm sure lots of people deal with Hastings Direct Customer Services and are totally happy. Their prices are cheap, so there's every reason to give them a try. Actually, in the first instance – buying car insurance from them online, I was happy… barring an error in the start date of my policy. However, from that point forward I had the most ridiculous experience with Hastings Direct Customer Services – details below:
1) I Purchased an insurance policy online
2) I Realised it started a week after I needed it
3) I Rang to make the necessary changes
I had hoped it would be simple, but then was told I'd have to start a new policy and cancel the old one, so was put through to someone in sales. The new policy quote was nearly £100 more expensive than the one I had bought 5 minutes earlier online. So, I said I'd cancel the old one and
try again online.
I then spoke to someone in the cancellations team, cancelled the policy, which cost me £25; for a policy which hadn't even started yet, and had only been opened up 15 minutes previously. That would be an £876,000 per year premium going by the per minute cost of having my policy with Hastings.
I sent them a grumpy David-Mitchell-style email stating: "Next step small claims court, because I refuse to have the piss taken out of me in this manner. I've now gone elsewhere for my insurance, and I genuinely feel I have a grievance against you (I made sure I avoided all your sister companies/trading styles too). If your customer service agent had taken the time, and been flexible with this ridiculous sting of a cancellation charge then I probably would have stuck with Hastings… but alas, script reading and insincerity was taken to a new level by the final customer service agent I spoke to."
In the end, they did refund my £25 cancellation fee, but what a palaver. There ends my Hastings Direct Customer Services Fail tale.


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- Q&A with David Boreanaz
- Regarding Hollywood
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- SciFi channel interview, regarding Angel
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- I want to make films and write films, which will happen, I'm just taking a different route right now. I'm a bit of a chameleon with the whole entertainment industry so to speak.
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I've been trying to get through a whole round of P90x for just about the entire summer with out a lot of luck. I always feel very fatigued and tired during my workout. While, I'm not following the P90x diet plan verbatim I do eat very healthy, and get a good amount of protein in my diet. I also only have 11%-12% body fat according to my electronic scale. So I'm not extremely focused on fat loss, and thus haven't cut carbs completely out of my diet like the program recommends.
Recently I remembered when I was in highshool a good friend of mine used to swear by creatine. I did some research online, and decided to try it. I'm on day 3 of a loading phase, and all I can say is wow it makes a huge difference for me. I feel much more explosive, and can lift more weight with many of the exercises. When I use to be reaching for the pause button I now find my self already with a new set of weights ready to go for the next exercise. After a work out I use to want to crash on the couch, but now I feel like I could go for a run.
I have two questions:
First, will this effect wear off as I use it more? Next week when I finish the loading phase, and switch to the regular dosage, will the effect go away or not be as obvious?
Second, what does this say about my body? As I understand it Creatine does not affect everyone to the same degree correct? Are there people out there that don't notice the same effects that I'm noticing? Is that because those people already have high levels of Creatine naturally in their system? Does my experience say something about my genetics, diet, or something else about my body?


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Ariens 22000 Series Snowblower Sno-Thro Service Workshop Repair Manual and Illustrated Parts Manual, Snow Thrower Blower
This is the Repair Service Work Shop Manual for Ariens 22000 Series Snowblower Sno-Thro Snow Thrower. This manual contains all the information you need to properly perform complex repairs on the entire machine, excluding engines. Engine repair manuals sold separately.
For do it yourself servicing, teardowns, repairs, adjustments, and complete specifications. The pages are very clear and clean, pictures are great with detail, alot of detailed repair information in a very technical manual.
This manual also contains original detailed parts explosions, and exploded views, breakdowns of all part numbers for all aspects of these Ariens snow blowers & snow throwers, excluding engine parts breakdowns (sold separately). For do it yourself parts lookup, parts manuals are key to viewing how everything goes together. Parts list exploded views will also assist you in servicing, rebuilding, teardowns, repairs, and adjustments. Easy to read exploded views to make easy number identification, accurate ordering, and ultimately correct repairs. This manual contains all the original parts information you need to properly lookup correct part numbers for the entire machine excluding engine parts (sold separately).
This is exactly like the original manual made for these model Ariens 22000 Series snow blower snowthrowers; the only difference is this one is not paper, and doesn �t need to be shipped. You get it right away! Zoom it, print it, save it, close it. Print a few pages at a time, as you need; no need to lug that bulky binder around anymore.
Once you buy the manual, you will immediately get a link in your email, then just go view it, print it, and save it to your computer for many more uses later on. All sections are bookmarked for fast and easy navigation. Viewed in the most popular Adobe Acrobat viewer which most computers have already; to download the free viewer, go to www(dot)adobe(dot)com
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About Ariens
Ariens Company History: A spark flew and a legend was born.
It was 1933 and their Brillion Iron Works was gone. A business they had worked hard to build only to close it when times got tough during the depression. Henry Ariens and his three sons, Mando, Leon and Francis, were not deterred by losing the foundry just a few years earlier. They still had plenty of inventive ideas and a simple but sturdy garage in which to turn their plans into reality. With a $1,500 loan borrowed against Henrys life insurance policy and another $1,500 raised by selling shares of stock to a family member, the four men got to work. In the early years, the Ariens family worked to develop the first American-made rotary tiller. At a time when other manufacturers were experimenting with imported tillers, Ariens Company was conducting educational programs to teach commercial growers, nurserymen and landscapers how the new Ariens Model A Tiller, powered with an air-cooled engine, - plows as it discs as it harrows -.
During the 1930s, Ariens responded to the need for greater food production with the invention and development of the multi-row Tillivator which became the first power take-off unit for tractors cultivating from 4-16 rows at a time. It took the Ariens family many years of experimentation, education and perseverance before rotary tilling became accepted as a proven agricultural tool. By 1940, Ariens Company tillers were well established with greenhouse vegetable growers in Michigan and Ohio. The tillers ensured better soil conditions for improved plant growth and a more abundant harvest. Tillers also eliminated hand spading and the old-fashioned horse-and-plow operation. Many tiller models followed, all aimed at improving outputs for vegetable growers around the country. Ariens Company introduced the more compact Model B Tiller, the Roller-Tiller, the Multi-Tiller Tractor Tiller, the Jitterbug single-row front rotary tiller and the Tillivator RC for celery growers in Florida.
During the 1940s, the company introduced the Aggmixer to make soil, cement and blacktop runways for secondary airports and training bases. This product helped to keep the company afloat in the early years. After the WW II, Ariens retooled its facility, increasing plant size to 6,250 sq ft. The Gardeneer Tiller, introduced in 1950, included a rotary tiller, sickle bar and 25 lawn mower. The Yardster, introduced in 1952, included a Sno-Thro attachment. In retrospect, both of these products would provide a glimpse into the company that would later take shape. When Henry Ariens died in 1956, his three sons kept his legacy alive. Mando became President, Leon remained Vice President and Treasurer and Francis managed the Customer Service Division and would later create the Ariens service school for mechanics. 1958 was a landmark year with the introduction of the Jet Tiller and the Imperial Riding Mower. This marked a new era of residential mowing products. The imperial would be followed by the Fairway Riding Mower, the Manorway Tractor and the 21-inch Peacemaker Lawn Mower. Production of agricultural equipment and lawn and garden products continued side-by-side until 1968 when Ariens Company produced the last piece of farm equipment, the Hydro-Spacer.
The transition from agricultural equipment was marked by a leadership change for the company when Henrys grandson, Mike Ariens, became Company President in 1969. Under his leadership, Ariens Company experienced significant growth, facility expansions and the introduction of many new lawn and garden, and outdoor power equipment products. Several acquisitions also took place including the Sperry New Holland Lawn and Garden Tractor line, Promark Company and Edko Manufacturing. The most significant of these acquisitions occurred in the early 1980s, when Ariens Company purchased Gravely Company, a North Carolina lawn and garden tractor manufacturer. Like Henry Ariens, Benjamin Franklin Gravely was an early inventor of combustion-powered garden equipment. He received his first patent for the Gravely Motor Plow in 1916 and his company was incorporated in 1922. It seemed fitting these two pioneers in the outdoor power equipment industry would someday have their companies under the same management.
Ariens Company has branched into many product development projects over the course of its history. One of the most enduring and successful products has been the Ariens Sno-Thro. Ariens Company entered the snow thrower market at the urging of an Ariens distributor in the Northeast who wanted a two-stage snow thrower for home snow removal. Product design began on December 15, 1959 and by March of 1960, a prototype was complete. Test models were demonstrated to distributors throughout the Snow Belt with widespread approval. It was July 1960 when the company started production and 1,865 units were produced in the introductory season.
By the late 1970s, Ariens produced more than 100,000 Sno-Thro machines each season. In November 2005, the company produced its milestone 2 millionth Sno-Thro machine. In 1998, company leadership transitioned to fourth-generation family member Dan Ariens who guided the Gravely brand to become a full-line, premium provider of commercial equipment for professional landscape contractors. Through the early years of the 2000s, Gravely expanded with many new categories of products including zero-turn, walk-behind, out-front and stand-on mowing equipment. Under Dans leadership the company also made a transition to dealer-direct distribution and introduced lean manufacturing principles for continuous efficiency improvement in operations. The company directly attributes its ability to remain solvent in the increasingly-competitive global marketplace to the contributions of employees using lean manufacturing practices. At the same time, Ariens Company stopped producing lawn tractors as the market for that product became saturated and trends indicated an increased interest in Zero-Turn mowers. The more maneuverable machines have since become the staple of both the Ariens consumer and Gravely commercial brands. In 2006, Ariens Company also entered the golf, turf and sports turf equipment sector with the acquisition of Locke Turf Company, a manufacturer of reel mowers and National Mower, a manufacturer of specialty mowers designed for the golf, turf, and sports turf industries. In 2007, Ariens further expanded its commercial product offering when it acquired the EverRide and Great Dane brands of zero-turn, walk-behind and stand-on mowers.
Over the course of Ariens Companys history, many products have come and gone as markets changed and customers refined their needs. But Ariens continues to manufacture products with the same drive for durability that was evident back in Henry Ariens garage. Core American values have guided Ariens Company and the Ariens family throughout its history. In 1998, Dan Ariens took on the task of defining those values that create the Ariens culture. He selected five Company Core Values: Be Honest, Be Fair, Keep Our Commitments, Respect the Individual and Encourage Intellectual Curiosity. These are the values that inspired Henry Ariens and his sons in the early years and will continue to define the Ariens culture in the future.
Finally, he considered what the Ariens heritage really means for those employees who work at the company and the customers who purchase Ariens products. Ultimately, he was able to sum it up with a very simple Vision Statement: Passionate People Astounded Customers. Ariens company history courtesy of Ariens, https://www.tradebit.com
Ariens Snowblower versus Ariens Snowthrower
What is the difference between a snowblower and a snowthrower? These 2 terms are often used interchangeably when it comes to snow, and there is a theory at least concerning the meaning of these two words.
A Snow thrower, also referred to as a single stage snowthrower. The snow is gathered by a high speed auger. When the snow reaches the centerpoint it is hurled upward by the auger and thus - thrown -. There are fewer moving parts in these machines but they are all moving very fast so damage can be very sudden and severe. This design is almost always used in tractor attachments because of its shorter compact overall size.
A Snow blower, also called a dual stage snowblower or two stage snow blower. The snow is gatherd by a low speed auger and fed back to a high speed impeller that - blows - the snow up the chute. The lower speed auger is less prone to sudden damage and is generally protected by shear pins. A worm driven auger is preferable to a chain driven one. A worm drive will have a small gearcase between the auger leads griven by a shaft coming through the center of the impeller. A snowblower is preferable under almost all conditions. Remember operators will get the greatest throwing distance when you throw to the side that continues the arc generated by the direction of impeller rotation.
The word - Snowthrower - has origins dating back to 1954; The Miriam Webster definition gives a direct reference to - Snowblower -.
The word - Snowblower - has origins dating back to 1950; The Miriam Webster definition: - a machine for removing snow (as from a driveway or sidewalk) in which a rotating spiral blade picks up and propels the snow aside -.
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It's official: the Palestinian Authority does not want foreign journalists to work in territories under its control in the West Bank unless they receive permission in advance from the Palestinian Ministry of Information.
The decision was taken earlier this week by the Palestinian Ministry of Information and the Palestinian Journalist's Syndicate -- a body controlled by Fatah-affiliated journalists.
Foreign journalists who ignore the latest restriction face arrest by Palestinian Authority security forces, said Jihad Qawassmeh, member of the Palestinian Journalist's' Syndicate.
He warned that any Palestinian journalist who helps international media representatives enter the Palestinian Authority-controlled territories without permission would face punitive measures.
"The Palestinian security forces are entitled to arrest any person who enters the State of Palestine without permission," Qawassmeh added.
The new decision is directed primarily against Israeli journalists who cover Palestinian affairs. Recently, many Palestinian journalists complained that it was unacceptable that their Israeli colleagues were being allowed to operate freely in Palestinian territories while they did not have permission to enter Israel. They also complained that the Israeli Government Press Office was refusing to issue them press credentials.
The Palestinian journalists demanded that the Palestinian Authority impose restrictions on the work of both Israeli and international reporters.
The Palestinian journalists' claim that they are not free to work in Israel and are being deprived of Israeli press cards stands in contrast to their calls for boycotting Israel.
The Palestinian Journalist's Syndicate has long been opposed to "normalization" with Israel, and bans its members from holding meetings with Israeli colleagues. Some Palestinian journalists who defied the ban were recently expelled from the syndicate.
So while the Palestinian journalists are promoting a boycott of Israel, they are also demanding that the Israeli government issue them with press cards so they can enter Israel.
Besides reflecting hypocrisy on the part of these Palestinian journalists, the latest restriction serves as a reminder that the Palestinian Authority is not much different from most Arab dictatorships.
Under these dictatorships, foreign journalists need to obtain permission from the relevant authorities to enter the country to cover a story. In many cases, the authorities assign a "minder" to guide or escort the journalists to make sure that they see and hear only what the dictators want.
The Palestinian Authority, which has often displayed a large degree of intolerance toward journalists who refuse to serve as a mouthpiece for its leaders, wants to work only with sympathetic reporters.
The timing of the ban is no coincidence. It came in the aftermath of US President Barack Obama's visit to Ramallah and Bethlehem, where Palestinian protesters set fire to and trampled on his pictures. The protests seriously embarrassed the Palestinian Authority, especially because they underscored the large gap between its leaders and the street.
While the Palestinian Authority continues to talk about making peace with Israel, many Palestinians are opposed to the idea; they argue that the leadership in Ramallah does not have a mandate to make any concessions to Israel.
These objections appeared in addition to some protests also directed against Mahmoud Abbas and his policies, especially against his declared opposition to an armed struggle against Israel and an alliance with the US and the West.
Abbas and the Palestinian Authority leaders went out of their way to show Obama that they are in full control and that they enjoy the backing of the overwhelming majority of Palestinians. But TV footage and news reports of the anti-Obama demonstrations threatened to spoil their effort to persuade Obama.
Particularly disturbing is that representatives of the international media have not protested against the Palestinian Authority's threat to restrict the journalists' work and even arrest them. One can only imagine the response of the international media had the Israeli authorities issued a similar ban or threat.
It also remains to be seen whether human rights organizations and groups that claim to defend freedom of press will react.
Once the ban goes into effect, officials of the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Information will find themselves serving as censors and editors of all news items concerning the Palestinians. Unless, of course, foreign journalists raise their voices and insist on their right to write their own stories from Ramallah.


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8. Habakkuk
Have you ever finished watching the evening news with all the violence and injustice in the world and in frustration asked, Why isn't God doing something? Why do the wicked and the dishonest people prosper. Why do they get elected to the White House? Well, that is not a new feeling. A prophet named Habakkuk felt that way around 620 B.C. and wrote a book about it.
Habakkuk's name means to "embrace" or "wrestle." As is usually the case, his name has something to do with the message of the book. I think it relates to the fact that he was wrestling with a difficult issue. If God is good, then why is there evil in the world? And if there has to be evil, then why do the evil prosper? What is God doing in the world? We discussed a similar thought coming from the Israelites in Zephaniah 1:12. They said God did not do good or evil. They thought God was not involved and so continued in their sin. Habakkuk is one of the good guys. He fears God and does what is right, but it is getting him no where.
Warren Wiersbe entitles his book on Habakkuk as From Worry to Worship. Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones calls his, "From Fear to Faith." While Habakkuk begins by wondering or worrying about the world around him and God's seeming indifference, he ends by worshipping God.1 When he heard who was coming 3:16 says he trembled, but he certainly ends up expressing faith by the end of the book. What they are trying to capture in the titles of their books is the progression Habakkuk makes from questioning God to trusting God. So let's look at how he made that progression.
Habakkuk's Question
Habakkuk expresses the attitude that many righteous people have. He is ourtraged at the violence and injustice in his society. He lists six different problems. His list is repetitious, but it emphasizes just how bad things were. There was sin, wickedness, destruction and violence, no justice in the courts, and the wicked outnumbered the righteous. Does this sound like our society?
In verse 4 he says, "the law is ignored." God's word was no longer the standard. It is now illegal to have the 10 commandments hang on the wall in a public school, so I think things are even worse in America.
Habakkuk is preaching against it, but he is having little effect. Habakkuk raises a good question. Why does evil go unpunished? Why do the wicked prosper? Why doesn't God do something?
Look back to verse 2. Habakkuk has been praying. Evidently, he has been praying for a long time because he says, "How long, O Lord, will I call for help, And Thou wilt not hear?" He also thinks God is indifferent and inactive.
Some people think that men of faith never question God. They just sit and wait faithfully and patiently. But one thing we can learn from Habakkuk is that this is a misconception. Those who trust in God can and do question God.
God's Answer
God is doing something. He is raising up a foreign nation, the Babylonians, to come and destroy Judah. He tells Habakkuk, "You would not believe if you were told."2 Why? Because they are really wicked. They were worse than the Jews.3 Verses 6-11 describe just how evil they are. The reason for this description is to show that they are so powerful, no one can stop them. They will certainly destroy Judah.
We see in verse 11 that they will be held guilty for their wickedness, but God is going to use them anyway.
Most of us have been praying for the evil in our society hoping for revival. What if God sent the Soviet Union or Sadam Hussein to conquer America, to instill communism or a dictatorship, imprison all the Christians, etc. What would you think about that answer? Would you say God didn't answer your prayer?
This points us to another principle we can learn from Habakkuk. God doesn't always give us the answers we want or expect. We usually have it in our mind how we want God to answer our prayers. When He does it differently, how do you respond?
What is Habakkuk's response to the answer?
Habakkuk's Response
If all we did was read verses 12-13a, it would look like Habakkuk accepted the answer and was content. But 13bf shows that although he accepts the answer, he doesn't like the answer.
He began in verse 12 by claiming that God is eternal. I think the idea of immutability, that God does not change, is included here. The fact that God does not change is important because it means God keeps His promises and He has made promises to Israel. Habakkuk knows that God will not totally destroy Israel because of his covenantal promises. That is why he says, "We will not die."
So, he believes God and trusts God, but he still doesn't fully understand the answer. In 13b Habakkuk knows God hates evil and is amazed that God would use a nation even more wicked than Judah to punish Judah. After all, even though Judah has her problems, she is still better than the Babylonians. (At least that was true from man's perspective. If you remember Amos, the whole point of Amos was that Israel was worse than all the rest of the nations because she knew better. She had been given the law while the Gentiles had not. The same would apply to Judah here. They weren't better in God's eyes.) And God's answer indicates that things are going to get worse, not better.
Verse 16 When he says, they offer a sacrifice to their net. The "net" was the war machine or might of Babylon. The Babylonians thought it was their own strength which allowed them to be so successful (cf. 1:11). They gave no credit to God. Habakkuk wonders how God would allow them to continue like this. And he asks the question in verse 17.
What can we learn from this section?
When you are talking with someone who has just experienced a tragedy, don't just tell them "God is good. He loves you and He will work things out for the best and quote Romans 8:28-29." I think it is okay, maybe even necessary to cry with them, hurt with them, question with them. Help them work through the pain, not ignore it. Of course you don't want to stay there indefinitely, but it is part of the process. Too often, Christians think the questioning part of the process is wrong. In fact Martin Lloyd-Jones makes that statement in his commentary on Habakkuk. He says, "There must be no querying, no questioning, no uncertainty about the goodness and the holiness and power of God."4 I disagree. This is an impossible statement. People have feelings and questions. You either suppress them or express them.
There is a balance between self-pity, hopeless resignation and staying mad at God. As usual, the correct response is somewhere in the middle. I think it was Howard Hendricks whom I once heard say, "Humans only occasionally achieve balance as they are swinging from one extreme to the other."
Habakkuk has received one answer, and he had more questions. Now 2:1 says he is going to expectantly wait for another answer from God. He is searching for understanding.
God's Answer
Basically God's answer is this: Don't worry about the Babylonians, they will get theirs too.
He tells Habakkuk to write this down. What is about to happen is so certain, he should go ahead and record it.5 It may seem to tarry (vs 3) but it will happen.
When justice tarries, we have the feeling that it will never come, but God promises that it will. It is faith in God which makes us believe there is light at the end of the tunnel. It is "the light at the end of the tunnel" which helps us make it through. It is the pregnant lady's knowledge that the pregnancy will finally end that helps her endure. It is the soldiers hope of escape or rescue that helps him endure as a prisoner of war. It is when there is no hope that people commit suicide.
In 2:4 we have a much quoted verse. God says, "the righteous will live by faith." Some translations have "faithfulness." Both ideas are involved. You really can't separate the two. Faith is what you believe. Faithfulness is acting according to what you believe. James deals with this principle in James 2.
You might say faith and faithfulness is not true and perhaps use the illustration of someone who "knows" that smoking is bad for them, but doesn't stop. If you could really know their heart, you would find that they don't think anything will happen to them. It is the same syndrome in which people think accidents only happen to other people.
What is the faith? It is trusting God for life. We saw this explained in Hosea.
What does faithfulness look like? It is faithfulness to God's law. It is following the moral standards of the 10 commandments which we can summarize as "loving God" and "loving one's neighbor." There were still righteous people in Judah. There is always a remnant and God always preserves them in the midst of his judgment. We see this point repeated in several of the prophets. This verse tells them and Habakkuk what they need to do.
2:5. Babylon is compared to a drunkard whose appetite for more wine is never satisfied. In fact, the Babylonians were famouse for their drunkeness. It was during one of their drinking parties that the Cyrus and the Persians were able to sneak into the city and defeat the Babylonians.6 The Babylonians were never content with the size of their empire. They tried to conquer more and more. Only a relationship with God can satisfy.
I think there is an important concept to think about in verses 4-5. The proud person puts himself first and goes out using and abusing others. In contrast the righteous have humility and put others before self and do things for the good of others.
Next, Habakkuk gives a series of "Woe" oracles to describe how bad Babylon is. But he doesn't mention Babylon in these descriptions. He may have done that so that they would be taken more as a universal principle or description of evil. We can relate to many of the descriptions that he gives. There is a progression here. I think among the first four one sin leads to the next.
- Woe7 to the Proud 2:4-5
- Woe to the Greedy 2:6-8
- Woe to the Dishonest 2:9-11
- Woe to the Violent 2:12-14
- Woe to the Sensual 2:15-17
- Woe to the Idolater 2:18-20
The proud person thinks they deserve better. They want more. They will do anything to get it. the Sensual person is searching for fulfillment through experiences - mainly sexual. The Idolater looks to everything else but God to make life work. These characteristics certainly apply to the 20th century.
2:16-17 show that their time for judgment would come too.
Habakkuk's Prayer of Praise
In chapter one Habakkuk was low. He was despairing because of the evil around him. In chapter two he goes up to the watchtower to wait for the second answer. Now, in chapter three, we see him praising God and the last phrase of the book is "and makes me walk on my high places." The book is Habakkuk's steady progression upwards (spiritually) towards God.
Habakkuk now understands and offers a prayer of praise because God is in control.
- He pleads for mercy in the midst of the judgment (1-2).
He is afraid of what is coming. He knows it will be awful. Undoubtedly he will suffer too. Maybe personally, but at least through witnessing the death and destruction of those around him. - He praises God's majesty and power (3-15).
- He promises to wait on the Lord (16-19).
What is coming is frightening, but he commits himself to wait and trust in God.
At the beginning of the book I mentioned that Habakkuk's name meant "embrace" or "wrestle." We've see him wrestle with the tough questions, but what is his final response? To embrace God and trust in Him.
(1) God sometimes seems to be inactive, but He is involved. 1:12 showed that the Babylonians were under God's control, and He was using them to achieve His purposes.
(2) God is holy. In 1:13 Habakkuk said that God could not approve evil. This should be a sobering thought to us as we struggle with temptations, sins, bad habits (which is a euphemism for sins), etc.
(3) God hears and answers prayers.
(4) God sometimes gives unexpected answers to our prayers. When we pray, we usually have in our minds the way we want God to answer. When He answers differently, we think He hasn't answered at all.
(5) God is Just and God is Good. He will judge the wicked and he is concerned for the righteous.
(6) The righteous live by faith and faithfulness. This means we really believe that God is Good and God is just. And we live accordingly. What are some situations where you might need to do that?
- In your church? Instead of changing churches when things don't go your way or there are problems, perhaps you need be faithful to that church and try to minister to them. That may not be the best option, but it needs to be considered.
- In your Marriage? If a person is having troubles in marriage the current way of dealing with it is to get a divorce. But the righteous and correct way to deal with the problem is to remain faithful to the spouse and work it out. Even if it is never worked out, you remain faithful to the spouse. (Eg. Hosea.)
In summary, I think the message of Habakkuk is very comforting to us because we live in a wicked society. We can look back at what Habakkuk wrote, see that it came true, that God really is in control, that God did protect the righteous even though they went to Babylon (eg. Daniel, Shadrack, Meshack and Abednego) and He eventually brought them back to the land. Therefore, my faith in God can be bolstered by the prophecy and historical events that show God's word is true.
As I've said before, prophecy is not just gee whiz information designed to tell us what is going to happen in the future. It is good for my heart because it helps me see that God is in control and God is going to preserve His people. It brings comfort for now and hope for the future.
1 Wiersbe, From Worry to Worship, p. 8.
2 Some people take this to mean that the Babylonians were not a major power at that time and therefore Habakkuk was written earlier during Assyrian prominence. But the phrase "you won't believe it ..." probably just refers to the fact that it is amazing that God would use such a wicked nation. Therefore, although the book does not give the date directly, we can assume the date is some time before the Chaldeans (1:6) invaded Jerusalem in 605 BC, and some time after the Chaldeans became famous as an oppressive world power. That would place the writing of the book somewhere between 605 and 625 BC.
3 This is really only true as man sees things. The message of Amos 1-3 is that God thinks Israel is worse than the surrounding nations because Israel had special revelation and should have known better. Their sins, however, did not look as bad as those of the surrounding nations.
4 Lloyd-Jones, From Fear to Faith, p. 50.
5 Nobody is sure what this phrase, "that the one who reads it may run" means. It could mean, write it big "on a sign" so someone hurrying by could read it. It could mean - write it simply so someone reading it fast could understand. It might mean - write it down so those who read it can run tell others. One might think it is saying - write it down so those who read it may flee the Babylonians. But we know from Jeremiah that they were not supposed to flee the Babylonians. Those who fled, died. Those who stayed and took their discipline, lived. Anyway, this is just another one of those inscrutable sayings. Maybe it just means - write it down so that, when the time comes, you will know that the judgment is from God, not just fate.
6 F.C. Cook, editor, The Holy Bible with Commentary, VI, 665. Cited from "An Exposition of Habakkuk," Gordon Rasmussen, DTS Thesis, 1956. p. 47.
7 Not technically a woe. The word is hinneh which means "look" not hoy which means "alas."


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Second-hand smoke ups risk of sinus, nasal problems
Other people's cigarette smoke could be to blame for much of the chronic itchy, runny nose and sinus woes - also known as rhinosinusitis - that plague one in every six US adults, new research shows.
"If you've had a history of chronic rhinosinusitis or if you have sensitive nasal passages and sinuses and you're vulnerable, then definitely, absolutely you should avoid second-hand smoke," Dr. C. Martin Tammemagi of Brock University in St. Catherines, Ontario, who helped conduct the new study, told Reuters Health.
Tammemagi and his colleagues found that exposure to second-hand smoke - especially on the job and at private social functions like parties and weddings - upped the likelihood of suffering from chronic rhinosinusitis. In fact, they calculated that passive smoking is behind 40 percent of all cases of the condition.
Two studies have suggested a link between second-hand smoke and chronic rhinosinusitis, Tammemagi and his colleagues note in their report in the journal Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery.
To investigate further, they looked at 306 non-smoking adults who developed the condition and 306 non-smoking, healthy "controls," surveying them about their exposure to second-hand smoke at home, work, public places, and at private social functions.
Nine percent of the controls and 13 percent of the patients were exposed to second-hand smoke at home; 7 percent of controls and 19 percent of patients were exposed at work; 84 percent of controls and 90 percent of patients were exposed in public places; and 28 percent of controls and 51 percent of patients were exposed at private social functions.
After taking socioeconomic status, air pollution, exposure to chemicals and other relevant factors into account, Tammemagi and his colleagues found that exposure at work nearly tripled the risk of chronic rhinosinusitis, while exposure at private social functions more than doubled it.
While home and public exposure both also increased risk, the increase wasn't statistically significant, meaning it could have been due to chance. But the more places where a person was exposed to second-hand smoke, the greater their risk; it roughly doubled for each passive smoking venue.
Few researchers have looked at exposure to second-hand smoke in private social settings, Tammemagi noted, "possibly because you can't really legislate what people are going to do in the privacy of their own home."
He noted that he and his colleagues gathered data for the current study among patients treated at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, at around the time measures to control second-hand smoke exposure were first introduced in the US.
"People get the impression that government agencies, public health agencies are trying to suppress the public's exposure to second-hand smoke," the researcher added. "Our data indicate that over half the people, 53 percent of the controls, had some exposure to second-hand smoke and that was surprisingly high. I was suspecting or hoping that it would be less than that."
While progress is being made on exposure at home and at work, he added, public places and at private social events "still need some work."
SOURCE: http://archotol.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/136/4/327 Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, April 2010.


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April 17, 2014
219 schools currently offer the Kansas Archery in the Schools program
PRATT – Kansas Archery in the Schools hosted its fifth annual state archery tournament, Saturday, April 5, at Clearwater High School, southwest of Wichita. Three hundred and twenty students vied for a chance to compete at nationals. Of those 320 archers, three teams and 60 individual competitors qualified for the National Archery in the Schools tournament in Louisville, Kentucky, May 9-10.
Operating under the umbrella of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) and the National Archery in the Schools (NASP) program, the Kansas archery program is aimed at promoting international-style target archery among students in grades 4-12. With the help of KDWPT and NASP, program coordinators are able to introduce archery as a fun, lifelong activity to young people who may have never taken up the sport otherwise.
Students from 11 communities competed this year, including: Anthony, Clay Center, Clearwater, Erie, Tribune, Holton, Hugoton, Kingman, Neodesha, Olathe, and Rose Hill.
Competing in three divisions, elementary school (4-6), middle school (7-8), or high school (9-12), participants are required to shoot five arrows in each of the three rounds from a distance of 10 meters and a distance of 15 meters. A score of 300 points is considered perfect, which would be scores of 10 on each of the 30 total arrows they can be scored on.
Individual winners in each grade division are as follows:
Avery Schill, 264, Clearwater Elementary
Tatyana Miner, 278, Clearwater Middle School *Top overall score, top female score
Amber Asbury, 266, Clearwater High School
Richard Wolf, 260, Clearwater Elementary
Daniel Schule, 274, Clearwater Middle School
Kyle Reed, 277, Clearwater High School *Top male score
Clearwater school teams placed first in all divisions. The top 10 boy and girl competitors from each grade division from any of the participating schools also qualified for nationals.
For more information, visit www.ksoutdoors.com and click "Services / Education / Archery in the Schools," or email Mike Rader at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Point Man On Capitol Hill
The Senate's third-ranking Republican may be a Catholic, but he's the darling of Protestant Evangelicals. Pennsylvania's Rick Santorum, chairman of the Senate Republican Conference Committee, is the standard bearer of social conservatives on the Hill, regularly and vocally taking the point position against gay marriage, abortion rights and judges who defend either. He speaks monthly with evangelical leaders, hearing their concerns and briefing them on the status of legislation, while his staff regularly taps evangelical broadcasters and activists to help mobilize support for their common agenda. In the new congressional session, that includes pushing laws aimed at limiting access of minors to interstate abortions and giving legal rights to fertilized eggs in utero. Though highly controversial for his verbal attacks on gays and supporters of abortion rights he once likened homosexual sex to bestiality Santorum, 46, is said to have presidential ambitions. "Never say never," he says music to evangelical ears.


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Warning to parents as scalding revealed as biggest in-flight danger
Toddlers sitting on their parent's lap may be at greater risk of injury on a commercial airline flight than older children traveling in their own seats or using in-flight restraints.
In the first study of its kind, researchers analysed in-flight medical events (IFMEs) on flights worldwide between January 2009 and January 2014 and found 35 per cent involved children aged under two.
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Hide AdThe statistics also showed that the most common mechanism of injury was scalding from hot drinks or soup spilled on a child, followed by falls from the seat involving children sat on an adult's lap.
The analysis of 114,222 IFMEs revealed more than 10 per cent involved children up to the age of 18, and more than three per cent involved in-flight injuries.
Passengers who sustained in-flight injuries were younger than those involved in other medical events.
The study was conducted by researchers at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital (UH Rainbow) in the United States and international SOS company MedAire.
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Prof Rotta said many paediatric in-flight injuries could potentially be prevented by using in-flight child restraints, avoiding aisle seats, and by having lap infants travel in their own designated seat.
He added: "Our data originated from a pool of approximately 80 major airlines worldwide over a four year period - it provides a very significant sample."
More than 83 per cent of in-flight injuries occurred on international flights covering distances of more than 3,500 miles and lasting longer than six hours.
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Prof Rotta added: "It is my hope the information we discovered will promote the development of preventative strategies and travel policies to protect the health of all pediatric airplane passengers, especially these most vulnerable infants."
The findings were due to be presented during the 2016 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference.


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We are in the middle of our lengthy, but not too difficult, tutorial for a chick with it's own egg cart!
And here we are at "the Cart Part!"
- x-acto knife
- Paint brush
- scissors
- hot glue gun
- 3.2 inch paper mache egg. (I get mine from German Corner.) They are great and fast. Order now and you'll have plenty of time to have these done by Easter
- Craft paint
- Tacky glue
- cereal box cardboard scrap
- Wooden wheels 1 1/4 inch ( available at most crafty stores...) 2 per cart
- Bamboo skewers
- Ribbon/rick rack for harness
- trimmings (paper trims, tiny flowers, grass for inside, etc)
Castle In the Air
Step 1: Paint your egg with craft acrylic paint. Paint both halves different colors if you like.
You only need 1 half per cart.
Step 2: Glue trims around the top of the egg. If the trims are very delicate, you may want to want to skip to applying the wheels and do this afterward.
Step 3: Glue one wheel to the end of the bamboo skewer. Slide the other wheel on the other end and lay across the bottom of the cart to determine the length of your axle. Mark skewer, remove wheel and cut to length. You want your axle to go all the way through both wheels with enough room for the wheels to spin.
Step 4: Make a small cardboard bracket. Take a small rectangular piece of cardboard (1/2 x 3/4 approximately) Fold it in half an wrap it around the skewer to create the channel for the axle. Hot glue one tab down place axle underneath and mark where the other tab will need to be glued down. Remove axle and glue in place. You can paint this to match your chassis.
Step 5: When the glue is set, slide the axle back in under the bracket, and glue the second wheel in place.
Step 6: Determine the length of your shafts. They should attach to your egg just over the axle, and extend to the chicks "shoulder". You'll need to have your chick stand in for this measurement.
Cut two shafts. Glue any remaining trim that might need to go under where the shafts will be glued to the chassis. It's too hard to go around them later!
Step 7: Hot glue in place.
Step 8/9: Glue a short length of ribbon across the opening at the end of the shafts. Place the chick between the shafts and up against the ribbon. To hold the chick in place I used pretty straight pins. (Not okay for kids to play with..) So, you could also stitch, or glue, the chick in place.
Step 10: Embellish like crazy! Use your good stuff, go hog wild!
Then hold a race.....
Go! Chickies!!
Hope you make one! Let me know! I'd love to see!


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TICA rules permit a cat or kitten to be shown once without a registration number. The points for those entries are listed as "points pending" in the scores shown below. If the listing for a cat or kitten shows "points pending", the owner needs to contact the Executive Office once a registration number has been obtained to secure those points for titles and for any regional or international awards.
Only the points from the 50 highest awards for each cat (30 highest awards for kittens) are included in the scores for regional or international awards. For that reason, the points shown as "pending" may not entirely add to the total score when they are claimed.
Official scores are subject to change, as exhibitors may submit catalog corrections on their cats. All corrections must be received in the Executive Office by May 7th. See the Standing Rules to the Scoring System for more information.
An owner can obtain a detailed scoring report for his or her cat, showing the points earned in each ring at each show, by requesting a Current Scoring Record from the Executive Office. The fee is $5.00 (US) per report.
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Previously Reported Gain on Decedent's Installment Sale
Prior Arizona law required acceleration of any unrecognized installment sale gain upon the death of a taxpayer. However, this acceleration could have been avoided by the posting of a bond. If acceleration was required, your federal adjusted gross income may include installment sale amounts already recognized on a decedent's final Arizona return. If your federal adjusted gross income includes such amounts, you may subtract that portion of the gain included on your federal return.
Fiduciary Adjustment
A fiduciary uses Form 141-AZ, Schedule K-1 to report to you, your share of the fiduciary adjustment from the trust or estate. Line 3 of Form 141-AZ, Schedule K-1 shows your share of the fiduciary adjustment from the estate or trust. If the amount reported on line 3 of your Arizona Form 141-AZ, Schedule K-1, is a negative number, enter that amount as a subtraction. Note: If the amount reported on line 3 of your Arizona Form 141-AZ, Schedule K-1, is a positive number, enter that amount as an addition in "Other Additions to Income" within your Arizona state return.
Partnership Income
Use this adjustment if your Arizona Form 165, Schedule K-1, shows a difference between federal and state distributable income. If the difference reported on your Arizona Form 165, Schedule K-1, is a negative number, enter that difference as a subtraction. Note: If the difference reported on your Arizona Form 165, Schedule K-1, is a positive number, enter that difference as an addition in "Other Additions to Income" within your Arizona state return.
Federally Taxable Arizona Municipal Interest
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- Nonreimbursed medical and hospital costs
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Arizona law provides a subtraction for converting an existing fireplace to one of the following:
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You may subtract up to $500 of the costs incurred for converting an existing fireplace on your property located in Arizona. When you figure your subtraction, do not include taxes, interest, or other finance charges.
- A Qualified Wood Stove or a Qualified Wood Fireplace is a residential wood heater that was manufactured on or after July 1, 1990, or sold at retail on or after July 1, 1992. The residential wood heater must also meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's July 1990 particulate emissions standards.
- A Qualified Gas Fired Fireplace is any device that burns natural or liquefied petroleum gas as its fuel through a burner system that is permanently installed in the fireplace. The conversion of an existing wood burning fireplace to noncombustible gas logs that are permanently installed in the fireplace also qualifies as a gas fired fireplace.
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You must make an entry within your Arizona state return if all of the following apply:
- During a year prior to 2012 you were required to repay amounts held under a claim of right.
- You computed your tax for that prior year under Arizona's claim of right provisions.
- A net operating loss or capital loss was established due to the repayment made in the prior year.
- You are entitled to take that net operating loss or capital loss carryover into account when computing your 2012 Arizona taxable income.
- The amount of the loss carryover allowed to be taken into account for Arizona purposes is more than the amount included in your federal income.
Report the amount by which the loss carryover allowed for the taxable year under Arizona law is more than the amount included in your federal adjusted gross income.
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- The federal work opportunity credit
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If you received any of the above federal tax credits for 2012, enter the portion of wages or salaries you paid or incurred during the taxable year equal to the amount of those federal tax credits you received.
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You may subtract distributions made to you for your persecution or the persecution of your ancestors by Nazi Germany or any other Axis regime for racial, religious or political reasons. If you are the first recipient of such distributions, enter the amount of the distributions that you had to include in your federal adjusted gross income.
You may also subtract items of income that are attributable to, derived from, or related to assets that were stolen, hidden from, or lost to you if you were persecuted by Nazi Germany or any other Axis regime for racial, religious or political reasons before, during or immediately after World War II. If you are the first recipient of such income, enter the amount of income that you had to include in your federal adjusted gross income.
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- The income from the sale is subject to Arizona income tax in the current tax year; and
- You paid income tax to another state on that income in a prior tax year.
Report the amount of such income that you included in your Arizona gross income for the current tax year. Do not enter any amount that is subject to tax by both Arizona and another state in the current tax year. In this case, you may be eligible for a tax credit.
Agricultural Crops Given to Arizona Charities
Arizona law allows a subtraction for qualified crop gifts made during 2012 to one or more charitable organizations. To take this subtraction;
- You must be engaged in the business of farming or processing agricultural crops.
- The crop must be grown in Arizona.
- You made your gift to a charitable organization located in Arizona that is exempt from Arizona income tax.
Beginning with 2012, the subtraction is the larger of the wholesale market price or the most recent sale price for the contributed crop. The amount of the subtraction cannot include any amount deducted pursuant to IRC 170 with respect to crop contribution that exceeds the cost of producing the contributed crop.
Basis Adjustment for Property Sold or Otherwise Disposed of During the Taxable Year
With respect to property that is sold or otherwise disposed of during the taxable year by a taxpayer who has complied with the requirement to add back all depreciation with respect to that property on tax returns for all taxable years beginning from and after December 31, 1999, enter the amount of depreciation that has been allowed pursuant to I.R.C. § 167(a) to the extent that the amount has not already reduced Arizona taxable income in the current or prior years. Note: The practical effect of this is to allow a subtraction subtraction for the difference in basis for any asset for which bonus depreciation has been claimed on the federal return.
Contributions to 529 College Savings Plans
You may subtract the amount you contributed during the year up to a total of $750 ($1,500 for a married couple filing a joint return). If you are married filing separate returns, either you or your spouse may take the subtraction, or you may divide it between you, but the total taken by both of you cannot be more than $1,500.
If you contribute more than $750 ($1,500 if married) during the year, your total subtraction is still limited to $750 ($1,500 if you are married). For example, Jorge and Kate are married and have two children. During 2012, Jorge and Kate, contributed $1,500 to a 529 plan for Child 1 and $1,500 to a 529 plan for Child 2. Even though Jorge and Kate contributed a total of $3,000 during 2012, they may subtract only $1,500 on their 2012 return.
You may take a subtraction for a contribution that you made during 2012, to a plan that existed before 2012. You may take a subtraction for a contribution that you made during 2012, to a plan established in another state. You may take a subtraction for a contribution that you made in 2012, to any 529 college savings plan. This could be a plan established for a child, grandchild, niece, nephew, or any other person for whom a plan has been established. Note: You cannot take a subtraction for an amount transferred from one college savings plan to a different college savings plan (a rollover).
Previously Deferred Discharge of Indebtedness (DOI) Income Adjustment
Generally, when a loan is settled for less than the amount owed, DOI income is realized by the debtor and usually must be included in the debtor's gross income. The amount of DOI income is generally equal to the amount of loan forgiveness. DOI income also occurs when a debtor repurchases his or her own debt at a discount (a price lower than the adjusted basis issue price of the debt instrument). In debt repurchase transactions, the amount of DOI income is generally equal to the difference between the adjusted issue price and the price paid for the debt instrument.
For federal purposes, a taxpayer may have made a special election for taxable years 2009 or 2010 to include DOI income in connection with the reacquisition of a business debt instrument, ratably over a 5 year period. A taxpayer that made this election will generally include this income in federal adjusted gross income beginning with the 2014 taxable year. A taxpayer would have made the federal election under I.R.C. § 108(i) as added by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Arizona did not adopt the special federal DOI income deferral provisions for the 2009 or 2010 taxable year. For Arizona purposes, if you made the federal election to defer the inclusion of DOI income under I.R.C. § 108(i), you were required to add the amount of deferred DOI income to Arizona income for the year for which you made the election. (See the instructions for "Other Additions to Income.") If you made the required addition to Arizona income on the Arizona return filed for the year in which you reacquired the debt instrument (2009 or 2010), Arizona will not tax that DOI income twice. In the year in which you include that deferred DOI income in you federal adjusted gross income, you may take a subtraction for the amount included for that year. Usually this subtraction will apply to taxable years 2014 through 2018. However, if you had to accelerate the deferral for federal purposes, this subtraction may apply to a taxable year prior to 2014. Within your Arizona Resident return, enter the amount of previously deferred DOI income that you included in your federal adjusted gross income for the current taxable year to the extent that the amount was previously added to your Arizona income.
Original Issue Discount (OID) on Reacquisition of Deb Instrument
For federal purposes, when a taxpayer made the special election to defer DOI income under I.R.C. § 108(i) (see letter "P" above), the taxpayer was not allowed to take a deduction with respect to the portion of any OID that accrued with respect to that DOI income, during the income deferral period. In this case, the taxpayer must deduct the aggregate amount of the OID deductions disallowed ratably over a 5 year period, beginning with the period in which the income is includible in federal adjusted gross income.
Arizona did not adopt the federal provisions requiring a taxpayer to defer the OID deduction in cases where the taxpayer federally deferred the DOI income under I.R.C. §108(i). For Arizona purposes, you were required to add the amount of deferred DOI income to Arizona income on the return filed for the year in which you reacquired the debt instrument. Since Arizona is taxing the federally deferred DOI income for 2009 or 2010 on your 2009 or 2010 Arizona return, you may subtract the amount of OID that accrued during the taxable year with respect to that DOI income. Within your Arizona Resident return, enter the amount of any OID that was deferred and not allowed to be deducted in computing your federal adjusted gross income for 2012 under I.R.C. § 108(i).
Other Adjustments
Other special adjustments may be necessary:
- You are a qualified defense contractor that elected to amortize under Arizona Revised Statutes section 43-1024.
- You sold or disposed of property that was held for the production of income and your basis was computed under the Arizona Income Tax Act of 1954.
- You were an Arizona resident before December 31, 1975, and you are receiving IRA distributions from your IRA account to which you made contributions before December 31, 1975.
- You were an Arizona resident before December 31, 1975, and you are receiving distributions from your qualified self-employment retirement plan to which you made contributions before December 31, 1975.
- You deferred exploration expenses determined under Internal Revenue Code section 617 in a taxable year ending before January 1, 1990, and you have not previously taken a subtraction for those expenses.


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Josh Kerr (AUS), 28, earned a near-perfect 9.77 out of 10 for this massive frontside air-reverse.
BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Friday, May 17, 2013) – After a week of lay days, the world's best surfers got back to action at the punchy Brazilian beachbreak Barra Da Tijuca, tackling stormy three-to-five foot (1.5 metre) surf to complete Round 2 of competition.
Josh Kerr (AUS), 29, took flight in Round 2 of the Billabong Rio Pro, reveling in the wind-blown ramps at Barra Da Tijuca while earning the day's highest scores. The progressive natural-footer launched a massive air-reverse on a righthander, finishing the ride with a strong frontside snap for a near-perfect 9.77 out of 10. Kerr found another right at the end of the heat and combined three big forehand turns, scoring a 17.94 out of 20 heat total to eliminate wildcard Messias Felix.
"It feels good to get that heat win after all of those days off," Kerr said. "I was lucky to find those two good ones and I waited forever to get that second good one after that first 9. Hopefully I can keep it going in the next round."
Taj Burrow (AUS), 34, current ASP WCT No. 3, went for broke in his Round 2 bout against wildcard Gustavo Fernandes, nailing a huge layback snap with complete commitment to start off his heat. The perennial ASP World Title contender back up the ride in the back half of the heat to lead the round's top seeds while securing his position in Round 3.
"We had fun on the lay days and everyone was on vacation mode, but it's good to be back," Burrow said. "Even though it's howling onshore it's fun to finally have some waves. That little section on the lay back was a fun one to hit and I was hoping the judges would throw me a good score for the one maneuver. It was pretty difficult in the end. I just never got offered another section like that one. I knew Gustavo (Fernandes) was catching up and I was nervous the whole time."
Burrow will take on Californian Kolohe Andino (USA), 19, tomorrow in Round 3 of the Billabong Rio Pro.
Adrian Buchan (AUS), 30, threaded the needle on a thumping backhand barrel and solidified the ride by clobbering a closeout section towards the back half of his heat. Buchan would earn an excellent 9-point score for the effort to vault in to the lead over dangerous Brazilian Raoni Monteiro (BRA), 31, and would hold on to the lead for the remainder of the heat.
"I tried to get busy in the beginning and it's hard to get out the back," Buchan said. "I was out of position at the start of the heat and Raoni (Monteiro) wanted to surf on the inside. I had one at the start that I didn't ride out of and found a left, but that 9 was a diamond in the rough. I didn't know if it was going to be really open, so I didn't want to be too deep, but it was a pretty nice round barrel. It's powerful out there and dumpy now that the tide's gone out."
Buchan will face off against C.J. Hobgood (USA), 34, in Round 3.
Brett Simpson (USA), 28, edged out fellow American Damien Hobgood (USA), 33, in a close come-from-behind victory. Simpson was in need of a solid score in the dying minutes of the Round 2 match-up and navigated through a barrel, completing the ride with a clean snap to top Hobgood by a score of 15.10 to 15.04.
"Damo (Damien Hobgood) is such a good competitor and him and his brother have mentored me through my first year until now," Simpson said. "He's a tenacious competitor and I knew it wouldn't be easy. I started off bad in that heat and it was bumpy and lumpy and I struggled to get things going. I finally started off with that 7 and eventually found that little tube and had the rio. The judges want to see two big maneuvers out there today and I'm stoked to have found that wave at the end of the heat. I knew I could get the score if I just had a decent wave. I had the 7 and knew I'd get the score if I could just find the wave. We've had a lot of time off and I'm happy to get that win."
Simpson will take on two-time ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS), 31, in Heat 12 of Billabong Rio Pro Round 3.
Filipe Toledo (BRA), 18, led the Brazilian charge in Round 2, besting Australian goofy-footer Matt Wilkinson (AUS), 24, in the final heat of the day. While both surfers struggled to find a rhythm in their bout, Toledo was able to put together a two turn combination finished with a clean air-reverse, earning an 8.77 for the maneuver which proved to be the deciding factor for the win.
"It was a really hard heat with the conditions, but that air at the end was a good one," Toledo said. "I just had two small turns on the outside and knew i had to go for an air. I'm just really stoked to make that heat, especially here at home in Brazil."
Toledo will tackle Josh Kerr in Round 3 of competition.
Miguel Pupo (BRA), 21, was another Brazilian to find success in Round 2, topping fellow countryman and close friend Alejo Muniz (BRA), 23, with a buzzer-beating effort in his first ASP WCT appearance this season. Pupo was in need of a mid-range score with just seconds left in the heat and combined two committed backhand maneuvers to secure a Round 3 berth.
"i knew it was going to be a hard heat with Alejo (Muniz)," Pupo said. "He's a good friend of mine and it's been a tense week with all of the lay-days. I'm just stoked to make it after having a whole week off. It's funny because Alejo was telling me that this is the third time he has lost at the end of the heat. It's always hard when you have to surf against a good friend. You don't want to lose to them, but at the same time you don't want them to lose either."
Pupo, who missed both Australian events due to an ankle injury, showed no signs of struggle today in the powerful beachbreak and commented that the former injury is no longer a factor.
"The ankle feels good," Pupo said. "It feels a little stiff at the beginning of the heat, but once I get going it feels good. I don't even notice any pain anymore and I'm happy to be back."
Pupo will face yet another Brazilian in Round 3 of competition, where he will face off against current ASP WCT No. 4 Adriano de Souza (BRA), 26, in Heat 3 of Round 3.
When competition resumes, up first will be Taj Burrow vs. Kolohe Andino in the opening Round 3 heat of the Billabong Rio Pro.
Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 6:30am to assess conditions for a potential 7am start.
The Billabong Rio Pro will be webcast LIVE via http://wctbrasil.com/rio13
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BILLABONG RIO PRO ROUND 2 RESULTS: Heat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) 11.34 def. Gustavo Fernandes (BRA) 10.70 Heat 2: Josh Kerr (AUS) 17.94 def. Messias Felix (BRA) 5.07 Heat 3: Julian Wilson (AUS) 13.56 def. Jack Freestone (AUS) 9.60 Heat 4: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 11.50 def. Ricardo dos Santos (BRA) 7.47 Heat 5: Michel Bourez (PYF) 10.16 def. Yadin Nicol (AUS) 8.67 Heat 6: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.17 def. Dusty Payne (HAW) 8.10 Heat 7: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 14.93 def. Raoni Monteiro (BRA) 14.33 Heat 8: Kai Otton (AUS) 12.24 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 12.20 Heat 9: Brett Simpson (USA) 15.10 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 15.04 Heat 10: Travis Logie (ZAF) 11.40 def. Kieren Perrow (AUS) 10.76 Heat 11: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 12.23 def. Alejo Muniz (BRA) 10.50 Heat 12: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 10.70 def. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 4.93
BILLABONG RIO PRO ROUND 3 MATCH-UPS: Heat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Kolohe Andino (USA) Heat 2: Jeremy Flores (FRA) vs. Nat Young (USA) Heat 3: Adriano de Souza (BRA) vs. Miguel Pupo (BRA) Heat 4: Gabriel Medina (BRA) vs. Travis Logie (ZAF) Heat 5: C.J. Hobgood (USA) vs. Adrian Buchan (AUS) Heat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Patrick Gudauskas (USA) Heat 7: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Glenn Hall (IRL) Heat 8: Michel Bourez (PYF) vs. Bede Durbidge (AUS) Heat 9: Julian Wilson (AUS) vs. Sebastian Zietz (HAW) Heat 10: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Filipe Toledo (BRA) Heat 11: Jordy Smith (ZAF) vs. Kai Otton (AUS) Heat 12: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Brett Simpson (USA)